Following a string of measures aimed at addressing rising energy costs, the Government is understood to be poised to enter into a multi-million pound ...
By stwhannah
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Ah, finally this government comes up with a brilliant, creative, imaginative policy. Great news! 👍
They get 15 million merits for this plan from me.
WHAT A DAY!
Great news! As a pensioner I shall volunteer to take part as a way of getting fit. Perhaps the Labour Party will strike back by feeding us beans and running gas turbines for power.
You know there's some spad in no10 actually thinking this could work....
Spot-on as always.
Thanks STW
A 🙂
At last, some common sense from this government 👍
🤣
Stage 2: Soylent Green 💚
Made for the unemployed or from the unemployed 😯
😊👊
What tyres for micro generation?
Seriously, I genuinely think someone in government would look at that and go “hmmmmm. That might actually work”
Charlie Brooker's Dark Mirror did an episode on this exact thing. Great episode. I'm sure the announcement date is the truth here, however, how many Zwifts in the world does it take to boil a kettle if that energy could be returned to the grid!? My mate does a 2 hour ride every night with his turbo trainer applying a load electronically.....So maybe not so mad an idea...
Seriously, I genuinely think someone in government would look at that and go “hmmmmm. That might actually work”
I did look at the numbers out of curiosity- not for this crowd sourced slavery idea but for a home turbo trainer. Seemed like a waste that all my training watts were going up in smoke.
Turns out it’s about 25p an hour. And actually the laws of thermodynamics mean I am heating my spare room anyway. (Heat emitted from an inefficient human is going to be more than my crank output)
Power generation from humans - idiotic
Mandatory or even subsidised/encouraged exercise on the other hand…
errr.
What is the date today...?
Woosh.
I am in total ignorance of Black Mirror! I made this up all by myself 🙂
Can I get a new bike for this, with a suitable tax break ?
How about a goverent Bike-2-Heat scheme maybe ?